Capri - Restoration (2) White 1972 1600 XL [19]

Today I made a lot of progress. With an early start, I first used some Permatex Ultra Black sealer to try and stop the speedo cable entry to the transmission from leaking. Only time will tell if that is successful.  Then everything was readied to lift the engine back in. I raised the car slightly so that the crane legs would fit underneath. My good neighbour, KH, was on hand to advise & supervise. We just lifted the engine up & moved it in slowly & were just about to give it the last push in when we discovered the crane boom was not extended enough. A quick rest of the engine & then we were able to push it in all the way. We had aligned the sprocket on the torque converter with that in the transmission so we must have been pretty close. This enabled us to lightly tighten the bolts from the engine to the transmission housing. On trying to turn the engine it wouldn’t budge, so we slackened off the bolts, gave it a bit of a wiggle & it really clicked into place. Then the six top bolts were able to be tightened. We then fitted the engine mounts and finally let the crane down & it was back in place. I spent the rest of the day fitting the bottom protection plate, inlet manifold, extractors, alternator & fan. Then all the bolts were re-tightened. That was enough for today & few more hours should see it back running, hopefully. [Double click on pics to enlarge]